| Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 18 Contributor(s): Hunter, William Wilson (Author) |
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ISBN: 1153946572 ISBN-13: 9781153946575 Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.78 lbs) 194 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...attention. At the Kunigal stud farm special kinds of rice are being tried. Arrangements have been made for imparting instruction in practical agriculture at the normal school in Mysore and at eight other State schools, and in sericulture at Mr. Tata's silk farm in Bangalore. Moreover, a few model holdings in each taluk are-being selected by the amaldars, belonging to intelligent tenants who are willing to cultivate them on improved methods according to expert advice. Agricultural shows are to be held at the District head-quarters and prizes awarded by the State. Loans for land improvement during the thirteen years ending 1903-4 amounted to a total of 1-6 lakhs. In the same period 7-1 lakhs was also advanced for 3,068 irrigation wells, of which 2,212 were completed. For saguvali kattes or cultivation embankments Rs. 11,000 was advanced. There were fifty-nine agricultural banks in 1904, of which twenty-one were reported to be working satisfactorily, but taken altogether they have not been a success. Two banks intended for the benefit of native coffee-planters had received loans up to nearly 9 lakhs, of which more than 3J lakhs was outstanding. They have since been closed, and individual contracts for repayment made with the estates which had received loans. The advances to the remaining banks had amounted to 7 lakhs, of which 1 lakh was recovered. Owing to lax management thirteen banks have had the advances made to them recalled. The loans granted by the banks, exclusive of renewals, amounted to 10 lakhs, of which 7 lakhs was used to liquidate previous debts, and the rest for agricultural purposes. The balance due to the State in 1904 for loans and interest was 13 lakhs. The cultivators are for the most part in debt, but not heavily, their liabilities general... |
